Top Producer Podcast
Top Producer Podcast
Top Producer Podcast is hosted by Paul Neiffer, CPA and Top Producer columnist. He’s a go-to adviser to farmers across the country and is joined by business-minded farmers and ag experts to discuss top trends in farm management, tax issues, policy implications and more.Social links:
Top Producer Podcast: Q&A with Paul Neiffer
Paul does a Q&A session based on 8 questions that he has received from listeners of the podcast.
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Top Producer Podcast: Emily Berrier, Farm Family Insurance
In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Emily Berrier of Farm Family Insurance. Emily is the chief underwriter for the company and we discuss some of the issues and trends that farmers face in dealing with risk management and mitigation.
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Top Producer Podcast: Grant Fitzgerald, Farmers National
In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Grant Fitzgerald of Farmers National based in Omaha, Nebraska. The company offers a vertically integrated solutions for farm landowners. We dive into how the third generation of owners requires different solutions than the second generation and how fa…
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Top Producer Podcast: Jim Rothermich, Iowa Appraisals
In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Jim Rothermich of Iowa Appraisals on the land price trends in Iowa over the last six months. Even with all of the turmoil in the farm sector, the average price per CSR2 in Iowa is actually up a $1 from December 2025 with increased volume. It appears t…
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Top Producer Podcast: 2026 ARC and PLC payments
In today's podcast Paul does solo podcast on the projected 2026 ARC and PLC payments for 8 crops including corn, soybeans and wheat. We know that for 2025 to be paid starting October 2026 you will automatically be paid the higher of ARC-CO or PLC. We have final MYA prices for wheat, barley and oats…
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Top Producer Podcast: Joe Peiffer, Iowa Attorney
In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Joe Peiffer, an attorney in Iowa that handles a lot of debt restructuring for farmers and was actively involved in the development of Chapter 12 bankruptcy that helps farmers mitigate their tax exposure. He is seeing more challenges for row crop farme…
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Top Producer Podcast : Wes Davis, Meridian Ag Advisors
In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Wes Davis of Meridian Ag Advisors. Wes is an Ag economist who works with a variety of clients to research farm related items. We discuss some of the key "black swans" that Ag is facing, the overall ag economy, thoughts on Farm Bill 2.0 and other relat…
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Top Producer Podcast: Tyler Davis, Saunders Real Estate
In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Tyler Davis of Saunders Real Estate located in Lakeland, Florida. Florida ag has seen a rapid shift from citrus to other crops or development which has created interesting succession issues for these farm families. Tyler and I discuss some of the opti…
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Top Producer Podcast: Nick Tsiolis, Farmers Keeper
In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Nick Tsiolis of Farmers Keeper. Nick and his team provide risk management services to thousands of corn, soybean and wheat farmers from farmers with 150 acres to those with 90,000+ acres. Nick is passionate about farmers understanding their profitabil…
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Top Producer Podcast: Mitchell Hora, Continuum Ag
In today's podcast we have a conversation with Mitchell Hora of Continuum Ag about the recent release of the updated CI scoring model and methodology from USDA. We review what this means for farmers who can deliver their crop directly to a biofuel plant or an elevator that then delivers the crop. T…
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